Caitland
An anglicized feminine form of the Irish name Caitlín, meaning "pure, bright".
Name Census estimates that about 93 living Americans carry the first name Caitland. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Caitland today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Caitland births was 1996 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Caitland. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Caitland with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Caitland. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
93
~ 1 in 3,685,531 Americans
Peak year
1996
12 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2000 SSA rank
#13,439
Tracked since 1985
Census
Caitland in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 125 people with the first name Caitland, which placed it at #49,507 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#49,507
National first-name rank
People counted
125
125 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Caitland
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Caitland is White at 73.6%. The next largest groups are Black (12.0%) and Two or More Races (9.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Caitland described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Caitland at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.6% · 92
- Black or African American12.0% · 15
- Two or more races9.6% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 6
Popularity
Caitland: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Caitland from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 66 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Caitland by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Caitland during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Caitland
The given name Caitland is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the 20th century as a combination of the Scottish name Caitlin and the English suffix "-land." The name Caitlin itself is derived from the Gaelic name Caitlín, a diminutive form of the Irish name Caitría, which means "pure" or "unsullied."
While the name Caitland does not have a long historical lineage, it may have been inspired by the existence of place names like Caitland in Scotland, which are derived from the Gaelic words "cath" (battle) and "lann" (enclosure or meadow). However, the given name Caitland is not directly related to these place names.
There are no known historical references to the name Caitland in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records prior to the 20th century. This suggests that the name is a relatively modern invention, likely created by combining the existing name Caitlin with the suffix "-land" to create a new, unique name.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Caitland can be found in the birth records of Caitland Jenner, born in 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York. Caitland Jenner is the sister of the famous American athlete and television personality Caitlyn Jenner (formerly known as Bruce Jenner).
Another notable person with the name Caitland is Caitland Batten, an Australian professional basketball player born in 1998. She currently plays for the Townsville Fire in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Caitland Jordan is an American former collegiate basketball player who played for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2015 to 2019. She was born in 1996 in Slidell, Louisiana.
Caitland Courtney is a British fashion model and influencer born in 1994 in London, England. She has worked with several high-profile fashion brands and has a significant following on social media platforms.
Caitland Hume is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has released several independent albums and has performed at various music festivals across Canada.
People
Caitland + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Caitland as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Caitland: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caitland?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 93 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Caitland going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,685,531 US residents.
Is Caitland a common name?
We classify Caitland as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 96 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Caitland most popular?
The single biggest year for Caitland was 1996, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Caitland is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Caitland in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 125 people with the name Caitland, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,507 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Caitland in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Caitland?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Caitland appears almost entirely female. Of the 129 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Caitland?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Caitland is White at 73.6%. The next largest groups are Black (12.0%) and Two or More Races (9.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Caitland most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Caitland in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.6% (92 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Caitland in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Caitland a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Caitland in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Caitland still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Caitland in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Caitland can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Caitland?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.